More pictures of our little man...

This is Carson today after he woke up from his nap. My little man just about has me wrapped around his finger for sure! I just love this little guy!

Carson got hooked up with an organized closet this week by Erics Aunt and Uncle. It is so nice to be able to store all of Carson's things. On either side is room for his clothes to be hung, then all the shelving in between, it is so great! It is nice since he has a small closet, it is so much more functional now!

We've been working on lifting our head. We have tummy time everyday.

Our smiley boy...

We went to the beach with my parents and sister. Carson enjoyed the cool weather at the beach. Carson loves to smile and laugh now. He makes the cutest little baby noises. It is so much fun to make him laugh!

I love his big ole' gum smiles!

He laughs at all my jokes!

Mommy is so funny!

My dad and Eric wore Daisy out! Daisy is out there in the water fetching her tennis ball. She even rode some waves in, it was so funny!

Carson with his Aunt Beth.

Carson and his grammie and grandpa.

Carson was inside his little pop up tent the whole time, so don't think we let our son bake in the sun.

This was this morning, he was pretty happy playing in his play mat.

Still happy...

Stop taking pictures of me mom!!!!

Prayer request...

Please pray for our friend Andy who was in a horrible motorcycle accident yesterday morning. He is in critical condition. He has had a surgery to reset his femur, patella, tibia and fibula. They also had to insert rods into his leg. 45% of his body is burned both 2nd and 3rd degree. He will have to stay at the burn center for 4-5 months they expect and has a very long recovery ahead, proabably a year. He is still in critical condtion and he and his family need lots of prayer! He is also engaged so please pray for his fiance. God has done a lot in Andy's life, pray He continues to do so.

Carson's first beach trip...

We were at the beach for the 4th of July weekend. It was very nice to get away from the heat and take Carson to the beach for the first time!

This was at the luffa farm (the sponges you bathe with-for the men who might read this). So yea luffas come from a plant-who knew? They look like huge cucumbers, so strange. Eric told me not to tell anyone he went to a luffa farm because he says it is as "un-manly" as it gets, so don't tell him I posted this, haha.

Family photo at the luffa farm, haha.

We met up with Ryan, Kellie and baby Blair for 4th of July. We took their advice and went to the laser light show in Morro Bay, haha, SO LAME!!! It was the first year and there were hundreds of people and needless to say EVERYONE hated it. It looked like a screensaver on a computer. It was just a screen that they had images on, so dumb. Everytime a firework would go off in the distance everyone would cheer and clap, it was pretty funny. I guess we will join all the millions of people at Pismo if we ever go for the 4th again.

I think Blair thought Carson was cute, haha.

Carson got to meet his GiGi (Great Grandma) for the first time.

Sitting outside in the nice weather.

mommy and her baby boy.

Carson's first beach experience. It was a little windy, but it felt good. We took him to a beach where we could have our dog. So Daisy was busy playing in the sand and water, it was a lot of fun to watch her and Eric's parents dog, Quincy play.

Daisy checking in on her baby then she was off to play some more.


Carson looks to me like he is enjoying the beach!

Grandma and Grandpa enjoying their grandson.

Here we are at a park in Arroyo Grande.

Daddy and his "baby dude" as he calls him.

I can't believe he is 4 weeks old...

I can't believe Carson is 4 weeks old today! Time flies! He is changing so much every day. He is so alert now and wants to be held all the time, which can be challenging at times, but I do love to hold him so if my house is messy because I hold him instead then so be it. He is getting close to showing us his "real" smile. He does lots of big gum smiles when he is half asleep/half awake. It is a nice sneak peak at how cute his smile is though! His first 4 weeks has been quite the fashion show too considering all the outfits he goes through with the peeing out his diapers, and yes we have tried several brands and sizes! I thought I found the perfect ones when last night I was holding him and started feeling really warm all of a sudden.

When he was born he looked a lot like me, but now there is no mistaking that he is starting to look a lot like Eric. His hair is looking a little red and blonde now. His skin is also that "white boy white" skin as I call it. He has blue eyes right now although that may change, we both have green so I wouldn't be surprised if they end up green.


This is a picture I just took, this is why I am able to blog right now at this moment. He has been awake since 9:00am and he just fell asleep a little after 3:00pm. It is about time little guy!



These pictures were also taken today-during his wide awake time. He is chillin' with his Giants monkey on the sofa. Life is good.

It looks like he is leaning over to tell his monkey something, like they are pals.

Guess who just woke up, gotta go....

Father's Day and more...

Carson sleeping at 3 weeks old. He took a nap in his crib today for the first time. When he woke up he had peed all up his back and into his hair, don't ask how it goes up his back-I have no idea! haha.
This was when he was 1 week old. First family picture.

This was Eric's first Father's Day, which means the best Father's Day ever for him! Eric is holding up Carson's golf clubs that Carson got him so he could take him golfing when he is bigger. By bigger I mean like 2 or 3 years old. They are real golf clubs too, not plastic ones.

Eric can't wait to take him golfing! This was the build-a-bear monkey that my mom got Eric for Father's Day with a Giants uniform. It even has Carson's name embroidered on the back. Carson can hold his Giants monkey while they watch their games.

We also celebrated my grandparents 80th birthdays on Father's Day. We all got them gift cards at different places, my grandma will LOVE to do all that shopping.

My cousin Jake meeting Carson for the first time.

My cousin Megan doing the same.

My cousin Jake's little girl Bella holding Carson, so cute.

Happy 80th birthdays!!!!

Loads of pics!

Getting hooked up and ready to go by my nurse, also my sister-in-law, Molly. One last belly picture before it was gone.
Just that fast our little guy was born! I was pretty loopy from the epidural, it went a little high so I slept through most of it....I did wake up to hear him cry and see him right after he was born though! As soon as he was born I dosed off, I tried so hard to stay awake, but just couldn't do it!

Molly holding him up for the crowd at the window.
I was brought into the room with Carson and was able to hold him even though I was so loopy I could hardly open my eyes, I look pretty out of it.
Carson's Great Grandpa.

Carson's Great Grandma.
Carson's grandpa.
Carson's Grammie.
Carson's grandparents.
My brother, Uncle Adam.
My sister, Aunt Beth.
Eric's brother, Uncle Kyle.
Kyle's wife, Aunt Sarah.
Callie came to meet Carson.

Along with Katy.
And Dave.
So alert!
He is so small! We took him yesterday to the pediatrician to weigh him and he was 7lbs. 5 oz. nine days after his birth. This is his soothing lamb that he likes to listen to.
We just love that face!
Eric kissing him for the hundrenth time! haha.
Eric's parents had this stork sign in our yard for his first week home.
So cute!
This was Carson's second bath, I was too sore to do the first so Eric did it.
This was Carson's first bath, he screamed the whole time, he has liked his baths since then. The first one was a little rough.



What a crazy, exciting, exhausting few days. It has been really tough with the pain from the c-section, but I am starting to feel much better now, finally! Sleep deprivation and caring for Carson while recovering has been hard. Plus the challenges of nursing and you get one worn out mommy and daddy! Eric has had time off and will go back Monday, that will be rough for both of us! Last night Carson was demanding to be fed every 1 1/2 to 2 hours and boy was that exhausting! He will be a tank if he keeps that up! So Eric going back to work is a little frightening right now, but I have a lot of help with family and friends so we will get through it, it will just be a little hard for us to adjust for a while. We have enjoyed our first 10 days with Carson! He is such a sweet little guy, we have been so blessed, even though it was a long road to get him, he was worth the wait!